03102nam 2200673 a 450 991079104390332120200520144314.01-4008-2960-71-4008-3848-797866130580271-283-05802-210.1515/9781400838486(CKB)2550000001273114(EBL)676328(OCoLC)713010193(SSID)ssj0001062684(PQKBManifestationID)12357503(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001062684(PQKBWorkID)11017915(PQKB)10740204(DE-B1597)446840(OCoLC)979755033(DE-B1597)9781400838486(Au-PeEL)EBL676328(CaPaEBR)ebr10460254(CaONFJC)MIL305802(MiAaPQ)EBC676328(EXLCZ)99255000000127311420070913d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrBeyond UFOs[electronic resource] the search for extraterrestrial life and its astonishing implications for our future /Jeffrey Bennett ; with a new afterword by the authorWith a New afterword by the authorPrinceton, N.J. Princeton University Pressc20081 online resource (250 p.)Includes index.First paperback printing, 2011.0-691-14988-7 0-691-13549-5 Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Worlds beyond Imagination -- 2. What Makes It Science? -- 3. What I Know about Aliens -- 4. What Is Life? -- 5. Getting Life Started -- 6. The Makings of a Truly Great Planet -- 7. Life in the Solar System -- 8. Life among the Stars -- 9. The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence -- 10. Where Is Everybody? -- To Learn More -- Afterword to the Paperback Edition -- IndexDescribes the startling discoveries being made in the very real science of astrobiology, an intriguing new field that blends astronomy, biology, and geology to explore the possibility of life on other planets. Jeffrey Bennett takes readers beyond UFOs to discuss some of the tantalizing questions astrobiologists grapple with every day: What is life and how does it begin? What makes a planet or moon habitable? Is there life on Mars or elsewhere in the solar system? How can life be recognized on distant worlds? Is it likely to be microbial, more biologically complex--or even intelligent? What would such a discovery mean for life here on Earth?--From publisher description.ExobiologyLife on other planetsLifeOriginExobiology.Life on other planets.LifeOrigin.576.8/39Bennett Jeffrey O1082927MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910791043903321Beyond UFOs3804496UNINA